Bottle-closure.



G. FECZKO.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLlCATlON FILED JULY 16, 1914.

WITNESSES THE NORRIS PETERS C0,, PHOTC-LITHQ, WASHINGTON, D. C.

GEORGE FECZKO, OF BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Application filed July 16, 1914.. Serial No. 851,345.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE Fnozko, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Braddock, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in bottle closures, and in addition to its function as a closure, the device also provides a sealed protector for the bottle against surreptitious use.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a novel form of bottle closure and wire protector for the bottle, and the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts whereby the stopper of the bottle is held in closed position by the wire protector and the wire protector itself is in turn sealed against unauthorized tampering with the stopper, all as will be hereinafter more fully explained.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles of the invention.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bottle equipped with the device which forms the subject matter of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the bottle with device applied. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the bottle of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the bottle closure or stopper in place. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the manner of connecting the ends of the wires that form the protector for the bottle.

In order to illustrate the applicability of my invention I have shown as an exemplifying structure a wine bottle 1 of usual or suitable type that is provided with a stopper or cork 2. This closure 2 may be of glass, cork or other suitable material and preferably has a head 3 which projects over the mouth of the neck of the bottle at 4. Within the material of the closure 2, whether cork or glass, is embedded a bent wire 5 formed with outturned ends 6 6 to hold the wire against withdrawal from the closure, and a loop 7 is formed outside the closure through which the protector wires 8 pass. These wires 8 are designed to hold the closure within the neck of the bottle, and in addition to protect the material of the bottle against breakage.

The wires 8 are each passed through the loop 7 and the ends of each wire are brought together under the bottom of the bottle as at 9 5) where they are shown hooked together and sealed by a piece of solder, lead, or other sealing device as 10.

By means of the seal 10 the two ends of each of these vertical wires are brought together under the bottle where they are invisible and thus the wires present a smooth finished appearance.

In addition to the vertically extending wires which have their two legs extending down alongside the outer face of the bottle at diametrically opposite points, I preferably employ a series of transversely arranged wires 11 which are each wrapped about each of the wires 8 and extend entirely around the bottle. These transversely arranged wires and the vertically arranged wires form a protecting wire mesh or basket to insure against breakage of the bottle, and the presence of the seal 10 which locks all the vertically extending wire ends together, causes the entire wire device to form a retainer for holding the bottle closure within the neck of the bottle, thus insuring the bottle against surreptitious opening and protecting the purchaser against fraudulent use of the bottle.

As shown in Fig. 3 the seal 10 forms a very acceptable vehicle upon which the trade mark of the bottler may be displayed, or the mark of the manufacturer may be impressed in the metal of the seal, or other suitable advertising matter may be used in connection with the seal.

In Fig. 4 it will be observed that the closure is most effectively held in the open end of the bottle neck, and the circular extension or head 3 of the closure prevent the wires 8 from contacting with the bottle neck.

From the above description taken in connection with my drawings it is obvious that I have provided a facile, economical and eflicient device for closing and sealing the bottle and its contents, and which fulfils the functions of a comparatively perfect device of this type.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a ,dfivice as described the combination with a stopper having a Ushaped looped about each diametrically arranged wire and 10 wire with outwardly bent ends embedded extended around the bottle. therein, of a series of diametrically 'ar- 7 In'testimony whereof I'aflix my signature ranged Cwires prssing thI'OLLgh tire lofopleld in presence of two witnesses. V, Wire an exten ing own t e si es 0 itfle r bottle and having their ends hooked together T I f beneath the bottle, a metal sealincasing all' "Witnesses! j' the ends of the wires, and a series of trans- JOH F. SWEENY, versely arranged spaced wires wrapped J I A. GI ESKY.

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